Engine Weight effect on CG?
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The effect of weight added on cg depends on how far it is added from the the cg. Adding a few ozs near the tail will move the cg back as much as removing 4-8 ozs from the engine . I would tape on a couple of ozs to the fuse as far aft as is convenient and see how I liked it. That is a lot easier than changing engines and easier to tinker with to get what you want.
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I totally agree. It's much better to put 2-3 ounces in the tail of a nose-heavy ARF than it is to add 8-9 ounces in the nose of tail-heavy ARF. You save all up weight. Also replacing the engine is a major operation. Just add a little tail weight until it's where you want it. When you get too tail heavy, the plane starts to drag it's tail around and forward speed suffers. It's also a pain to land. Move it back in little increments (add 1/2 to 1 ounce at a time).
ORIGINAL: Jack Hyde
The effect of weight added on cg depends on how far it is added from the the cg. Adding a few ozs near the tail will move the cg back as much as removing 4-8 ozs from the engine . I would tape on a couple of ozs to the fuse as far aft as is convenient and see how I liked it. That is a lot easier than changing engines and easier to tinker with to get what you want.
The effect of weight added on cg depends on how far it is added from the the cg. Adding a few ozs near the tail will move the cg back as much as removing 4-8 ozs from the engine . I would tape on a couple of ozs to the fuse as far aft as is convenient and see how I liked it. That is a lot easier than changing engines and easier to tinker with to get what you want.



